§ Mr. GibbTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many 18 to 24-year-olds have left the New Deal for Young People with unknown destinations; and what percentage of these he estimates subsequently found full-time employment. [133164]
§ Mr. BrowneThe New Deal for Young People (NDYP) is a success—by the end of June 2003, just over three-quarters of a million young people had participated in the programme, nearly 450,000 of whom had been helped into jobs.
However, 264,7701 people have left NDYP to unknown destinations. A survey in 1999 (Employment Service Research Report: 21 August 1999, Jon Hales and Debbie Collins) reported that 57 per cent. of those recorded as leaving NDYP for unknown destinations between April and August 1998, went into paid employment.
We are currently conducting a study to provide further information on New Deal unknown destinations.
We expect to publish the report on this survey next year.
Note:
1Includes people who may have left the programme more than once.
§ Dan NorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in the Wansdyke constituency have benefited from each of the New Deal programmes since 1997. [136331]
§ Mr. BrowneThe available information is in the table.
Numbers of people in the Wansdyke constituency helped by the New Deal programme3 Programme1 People starting People gaining a job
New Deal for Young People 460 310 New Deal 25 plus 130 40 New Deal for Lone Parents 360 200 New Deal 50 plus2 90 90 1All figures are up to the end of June 2003 apart from New Deal 50 plus which is up to the end of March 2003. 2People in receipt of the New Deal 50 plus Employment Credit. 3Information on the other New Deals is not available broken down by constituency. Source:
New Deal database